Development of '''Kdenlive''' has now switched to a new version of the KDE Frameworks called KF5 (KDE Frameworks 5). To install versions of '''Kdenlive''' using this underlying technology, you need to be on a Linux distribution which supports KF5. Ubuntu and its derivatives versioned 15.04 and higher support KF5. It is not possible to install KF5 on distributions earlier than 15.04 (except by ''chroot''ing your system).

Versions using KF5 are distributed by the [https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ci Kubuntu-CI Team]. The sunab ppa (see below) now also distributes KF5 versions. <br />

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Version numbers of the KF5 flavour start at 15.04.0. <br />

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This author recommends using the sunab ppa to install Kdenlive rather than the Kubuntu-CI Team because the Kubuntu-CI Team PPA has many other packages in it which will attempt to uprade all sorts of things on your system&mdash;with the potential of breaking it.<br />

[https://launchpad.net/~kdenlive/+archive/ubuntu/kdenlive-testing ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-testing] is the feature-frozen branch, starting from the first beta, with bugfix updates as soon as solutions are found

RPM packages are not yet maintained in an official branch, so you must go through an unofficial repository such as [http://rpmfusion.org/ RPM Fusion] or [http://packman.links2linux.de/package/kdenlive packman] (Has ver 15.12.0 29 Dec 2015). Follow the site's recommendations to make them available and end with <code>yum install kdenlive</code>.

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==== Ports Gentoo, Arch, BSD ====

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Building scripts are ready for up-to-date systems, so run respectively <code>emerge kdenlive</code> or <code>pacman -S kdenlive</code> or <code>pkg_add kdenlive</code>, etc.

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==== Windows ====

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The first Windows version of Kdenlive (v16.12.1) is available for download [https://kdenlive.org/download/ here]. Read the installation instructions for Windows.

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Alternatively you could try and use some virtualized [[Special:myLanguage/What_is_a_distribution|Linux distribution]] to run '''Kdenlive''' on '''Windows'''. Some advice can be found on [http://www.kdenlive.org/forum/kdenlive-windows this page].

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There is also the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdenlive-on-win/ kdenlive on win] project on SourceForge which "consists of an Ubuntu VirtualBox image that is preconfigured to run '''Kdenlive'''". The project was last updated 2012-08-09.

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==== MacOS ====

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'''Kdenlive''' and '''MLT''' can compile and run under Mac OS X. Packages are available from the [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] project.

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MacPorts is a source-based system &mdash; there is not a binary app bundle for '''Kdenlive'''. Therefore, '''Kdenlive''' and all of its numerous dependencies, including multimedia libraries, KDE, and Qt, must be compiled. This can take a long time and much disk space! Furthermore, it is not unusual for something not to build correctly; it is definitely not something for the novice, impatient, or "faint of heart".

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You may have some success getting support for the MacPort of '''Kdenlive''' on the Mac Ports forum on [http://mac-os-forge.2317878.n4.nabble.com/MacPorts-f3.html MacOS Forge].

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=== Installation à partir des sources ===

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If you want to test latest committed code or your personal patches, you will have to build '''Kdenlive''' (and probably '''MLT''') on your own.

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Details on how to compile and install '''Kdenlive''' from source are available on the [https://community.kde.org/Kdenlive/Development/KF5 Community wiki].

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You can use your distribution's package building procedure to use its software management system to install/upgrade/remove the binaries and data, and eventually share your builds (and even contribute to package maintenance - refer to the respective distribution manual).

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If you prefer you can build & install '''Kdenlive''' to a local area (preferably not <tt>/usr</tt>, but rather <tt>/usr/local</tt> or <tt>$HOME/my_local_builds/kdenlive-last-release</tt> or similar).

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You could try using [https://community.kde.org/Kdenlive/Development/KF5#A_build_script this] build script to build the latest version from the sources. Or you could use the [http://www.mltframework.org/twiki/bin/view/MLT/BuildScripts#Kdenlive this] build script to build kdenlive ver 0.9.10 <ref>on distributions older than ''Debian 6'' or ''Ubuntu 10.04'' and derivatives, you need to set <code>ENABLE_SWFDEC=0</code> in the config variables of the script. Modify the INSTALL_DIR in the script to something like <code>INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/my_local_builds/kdenlive-last-release"</code> to make it match where you want this local build to install. </ref> (Follow the instructions under "show kdenlive". These instructions will build '''Kdenlive''' and its dependancies [e.g. melt, ffmpeg] in a "sandbox").

To run the AppImage versions simply make the downloaded file executable (chmod +x) and run it (./Kdenlive-17.04.1b-x86_64.AppImage)

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Pre-built binary packages are often an easy solution if you are having troubles with your install and can be preferable to building your own because you don't need to install a build environment.

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The pre-built AppImage version and your main version of '''Kdenlive''' can live simultaneously on your machine so you can test new and possibly unstable versions without breaking the main version of '''Kdenlive''' on your system.

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A downside is that these packages have been built with a version of ffmpeg that only has the free video codecs. The type of files you can render your video to is limited. Choosing the '''Theora''' profile in the '''Web Sites''' rendering destination does work.